It is what it is….

So much of what we think is packaged.  Free running thought is sometimes enjoyable, sometimes frustrating; all in all, it is what it is: “unbridled”. 

While the rippling enthusiasm of a young colt bounding and kicking, sprinting and zig zagging in a summer-lush field is sport to watch, it is only what it is… unbridled.  The colt’s purpose, though it has no knowledge of this, is to develop muscle and reactions that will serve in a contest for a mate or in a flight for survival.  The colt’s joyful actions are taken in service of an — though unconscious — anticipated need for reaction.

We are like that.  We have body, mind, and spirit too.  All of which from time to time have enthusiastic flexing, movement, and joy.  No real reason at the time, but reason enough in design.  The mind needs to be quick, as well the body in times of need.  In times of reaction.  The spirit is sometimes assuaged as well.  It has to have depth and stolid consistency to deal with times of hardship, and to have the resiliancy to withstand the tests then flourish once again in times of joy. 

Packaged thought is disconnected yet necessary.  I have to do this NOW. Whatever that is — groceries, pick up the kids, go skating… whatever it is, that is what it is at the time.  The art of living comes in drawing connections, or is it in managing connections, between one time an the next.  The art of living is in connecting, relating, pulling the experience of the past into the fore when needed, laterally drawing like experiences together when needed…. connecting the packages.  Bridling the unbridled for the purpose of being free.

The discipline of living free.  A paradox.  An oxymoron.  Discipline — free.  Juxtaposed… or not.  Freedom does have a ‘price’ we might have heard.  It does have a cost in action, for sure.  But energy is abounding, so where to put our energy except into actions that free us?  There’s no other reasonable answer.  Put energy into bondage?! Not a good answer.  The packages of thought, the boundaries of the moment are put to service in the well led life.  They are moments to be consumed, as they are because they are what they are.  There is not another moment to supplant the one you are in, so live it and be it and do what it is that moment demands, or wants, or requests, or needs.  That package is the present.  The one you open only now, and now, and now again.  The precious ‘present’ that we are given to live and connect and to find freedom within.

Unbridled, bridled.  It is what it is.

“BEING Through The Negative”

“There’s always stuff that happens in our lives that we do not want”

Its how you approach it and how you weather it that makes All the difference in the world.  Read on and find out how to BE through the negative and return to the positive. Read the rest of this entry »

Natural Being

Natural Being

Consciously directed thought is important to this system, because what you put forward into the universe in thought and action will develop and find resonance.  Consciously directed thought is a tool that you are learning to harness and benefit from, but it is not all there is to our state.  There is a deeper state that is not part of conscious thought, and it is most certainly not part of ego.  It is your state of Natural Being that has been alluded to throughout this system.   This state is our natural and most restful and regenerative state and it is in natural resonance with affluence as it is of the generative life-force of the universe.  It is powerful and enjoyable, and you are ready to find this state in your life more often.

If you have ever worked out too hard, you know the debilitating feeling of having sore muscles.  If you have ever watched a marathon race, you have likely seen those terribly fatigued souls who have pushed so very hard for so very long that they are near exhaustion, their legs wobbling beneath them as they cross the finish line.  Everyone knows that they are going to be so sore the next day!  Muscles are made to be flexed and built, but they need rest to do so healthily.  There is a cycle of stressing work then appropriate rest and nutrition before doing it again when building muscle.  This is the cycle athletes use to train and build their bodies.  The amazing thing is that it is no different for our brains, yet in most people the consciousness and particularly the ego part of consciousness is turned up full blast, rallying at full tilt, all the time.  There really is little quality rest for the brain in the lives of many.  Without quality rest in our muscles, there is breakdown.  Is it any different for our brains?  Why do so many not know the simplest ways to rest?  How has the great collective of humanity seemed to lose these important skills?  I honestly don’t know, but I do know that there are simple ways to take appropriate rest that will allow the brain to gain a nourishing respite and thereby grow in a healthy and balanced manner. 

The healthy and balanced way to establish a rested brain is found in the state of Natural Being.  In this state the conscious mind is stilled, and the brain and the Whole Self are able to get true and vitalizing rest.  It takes only moments spent in this precious state to gain potent benefits.

Natural Being is that state where there is no thought.  No thought at all.  It is the presence of simply being and it peaks ever so slightly and ever so gently over the edge of consciousness but goes no further.  This is what is represented by the circle and small ellipse rising from the top of the circle in the Whole Self diagram at the end of chapter four.  The state of simply ‘being’ can happen for a brief moment or for an enjoyable length of time, and the conditions of health and happiness are most affected by this state, as at our source in our natural state of being we are healthy and we are abundantly happy.  The wonderful thing is that everyone can achieve this state enough daily to improve the condition of life; obviously, it is worth learning how. 

Here are a few exercises to help you find this state, and when you get to know how it feels you will find it more often, through your own means.  You will discover that it is amazingly liberating to engage these simple tasks with some frequency; they will help you to immediately and naturally increase health and happiness in your life.  This collection of activities constitutes Action Tool #3: (i) now and then focus on your breath.  Breathe deeply and focus on inhalation and exhalation for only a moment or two when you are waiting for something or someone, or have a spare minute.  That is all.  Focus on breath and let all thought go away.  You will gain precious moments of being; (ii) watch thoughts as an observer.  Let them go.  Find them interesting but do not attach to them.  Remove your ‘attach to’ side of the Velcro equation and let thoughts float in and out of your consciousness; (iii) lean back and look up.  Don’t do this when driving. J  When you have an appropriate moment and you are sitting down, lean slightly back in your chair, pull your shoulders back, breath easily, close your eyes, and look up into your forehead.  You won’t see anything, but you will momentarily stop conscious thought and achieve a positive state.  Do so for a moment or two.  These techniques take only moments, but they are precious moments; (iv) still yourself and feel the energy in your body.  This is an extremely invigorating exercise.   Slow everything down and focus thought first on your hands, then your legs, then your arms, and the core of your body.  Each time you focus, feel the vibration of energy in your being.  When you get this right, you will be amazed by the resonant power flowing through your body; (v) react to and peacefully engage anything at all that you find positive in your present moment.  If someone looks pleasant, pleasantly say hello with a positive intention – if they do not say hello back or notice your efforts it is of no matter as your intention is purely resonant and purely directed.  If you see a beautiful scene before you, notice it and bring it fully into your minds and your state of being.  Take the time to notice, engage, and foster positive in your life; (vi) when negativity comes your way, say “really?” or “is that so?” inside your head.  Do not attach, simply observe.  Be the contented bubble of you in a sea of bubbles. You can act and do what you need to do in all moments, but you do not need to attach to the thoughts and conditions and experiences of those moments. They just are what they are and nothing else.  Learn to see that all experience is only what it is and nothing else – there is nothing additional to anything except what you add to it in reactive thought.  So, don’t react in any way except those ways that benefit your survival and ultimately your affluent state of being; (vii) do not play shave and a haircut with anyone.  Do you know this?  Tum tum ta tum tum… tum tum.  The old shave and a hair cut rhythm is one where the “tum tum ta tum tum” stimulus is put forth by one person, a space of time is achieved, and the other person answers with “tum tum.”  People do this all day with actions and reactions, guarding and maintaining ego.  Have you ever been baited or had your buttons pushed?  Don’t play anymore.  When you are simply being, you won’t want to play and you will be so contented that you will become able to notice the stimulus and then just be.  Very liberating; (viii) notice your thoughts, and if it they are not directed to positive and generative purposes, cease them.  Allow only constructive, positive and generative thought.  Allow the kind of thinking you use to plan and build and realize your desires, and when these thoughts have served their purpose, again cease thinking. 

Lean back in your chair, concentrate on breath….  Enjoy.

Resonance is your secret weapon!

The Resonant Whole Self

The alignment of the Whole Self starts with consciously directed thought, and the great importance of thought in relation to each part of the whole.  You have seen how each part can suffer from discord in thought.  You have seen and understand how each part individually, and especially the Whole Self in entirety, can benefit from directed positive thought.  The state of consciousness you are in is directly related to the power of resonance you are able to generate, and it is directly related to the health, wealth, and happiness you are able to produce and receive.  Read the rest of this entry »

Alignment… That’s what Synergy is all about!

Aligning the Whole Self – Liberating Life-force

A lively spirit, a playful spirit, an old soul, a spritely spirit, a spark in his eyes, her powerful presence, a force to be reckoned with….  We have many ways of recognizing the life-force in us and others.  A playful puppy, a happy child, and a wonderfully meaningful experience each teach us of the generative and connective life-force we have within.  Our life-force is our aliveness.  Life-force is the twinkle of energy behind the eyes, the spark that we see in some and not so much in others.  This most primary form of energy that is the breath of life in all things living is within us, connects us to one another, and connects us to the Universal Consciousness.

Developing and allowing our life-force to flow fully and naturally is supremely wonderful and brings richness and power to our lives.  The process of allowing it to grow and flow within us to maximum capacity is purely a positive one.  Our life-force will grow and flow more freely the more we are either quiet in our conscious mind or are directing thought to positive growth.  Life-force is allowed to flow unobstructed in a vessel that is resonating with positive vibration.  This unrestrictive flow is also related to our state of Natural Being that will be discussed later, where consciousness is given the back seat and Being is given primary focus.  Consider for the sake of increasing this wonderful force, that of thought and emotion, love is the greatest feeling you can generate for increasing life-force followed by gratitude and kindness.  Happy thoughts and feelings, a purposeful life, right action and a healthy body all contribute to the creative development of life-force, and once again the power of conscious thought is inextricably linked to this critical component of our Whole Self.

The control of conscious thought

It just makes sense… if you have four horses you want to pull your wagon, they have to run in the SAME direction to be effective.  So why is it that so many of us have our conscious and unconscious minds, our bodies, and our life force bridled into an an antagonistic dance!?  THAT just doesn’t make sense.  Learn how to get synergy from your systems, right here! Read the rest of this entry »

The FLOW of life-force

Section 29 of The Synergy in Life System.

The Flow of Life-Force

You have another massive power available to you in a healthy flow of life-force; yet, it is a power that is too often dampened by a consuming and controlling Ego consciousness.  What is often metaphorically referred to as our heart, life-force is the spring and frolic of a young colt bounding through a meadow; it is the spontaneous laugh of a contented child, and it is the warm connection between two lovers that needs no words.  The life-force in each of us is the generative spirit of the universe given individual expression.  It is the force of life itself generating and expressing through us while connecting us with others through love and compassion; moreover, it allies with the subconscious to draw inspiration and thought from the cosmic ether, the Universal Consciousness, from where inspiration and great ideas often come if we are prepared to receive.  On this point Edison said, “Ideas are in the air,” and Emerson said “There is one mind common to all individual men.”  And many more have spoken of this omnipresent universal source, and it is likely that you have experienced inspiration and ideas from this source as well.  Have you ever put forward the intention to do something or a prayer to solve a difficulty and later had an inspired idea pop into your head seemingly without any conscious thought?  If you call the source of these ideas and feelings God or if you call it Universal Consciousness, there is a source and however you name it, it is powerful and beautiful.  Our individual life-force is of this generative source and is able to connect to it and bring vital force and knowing to the Whole Self.

Liberating Energy from Ego Consciousness

Section #26: The Synergy in Life System

Liberating Energy from Ego Consciousness

There is nothing wrong with thinking consciously.  Quite the contrary can be true.  Thinking is a potentially wonderful and powerful tool.  We must avoid the trap of thought, however.  That is the trick.  A Gradual Awakening was the first book I read on the topic of self development some twenty two years ago.  In it Stephen Levine emphasized that the rational mind is good for collecting and applying knowledge.  He said that it is useful for learning, and applying that learning to survival amid the complexities of the world.  Further, he explained that while thinking is a good tool and a good servant, it all too often becomes a terrible master.  This, sadly, is all too true.  A terrible, energy gobbling master! Read the rest of this entry »

Piercing the Ego Consciousness

Section 25 — The Synergy in Life System

You really really have to read and digest this bit….  It is exceptionally powerful information.  Understanding ths construction of ego signals the beginning of a new path.

Piercing the Ego Consciousness

In each of our heads there is an ongoing stream of thought and even a voice that rambles on through nearly every moment of our existence.  In doing so, it is creating a resonance, yet most people are wholly unaware of and not in control of the thoughts and so not in control of the frequency; most people are not at all in touch with their resonance, it just happens haphazardly because the stream of thoughts go on without direction.  To a great extent this stream of thinking and the emotions associated with it is compulsive, reactive, repetitive, and involuntary – not at all under control – in fact, they are controlling you.  Read the rest of this entry »

Where is my mind?

Where is my mind?  If you have ever asked that question, the answer is in the ‘whole self’ as will be explained through this post and through a soon to come video post that provides a diagramatic answer to this important question.

Section 23

The Component Parts of the Whole Self

In the time and space of our present daily existence on this wonderful planet earth, it is the conscious mind that dominates most people; therefore the conscious mind dominates our world.  Raw consciousness is a powerful state of being.  It is your conscious mind that sought out this book and is engaged with reading it now; it is your conscious mind that you use to plan, think, worry, and prepare dinner….  The conscious mind has an important role in our lives; there are other influences however, other parts of your being that are very important.  They are the subconscious mind, the body, and your life-force.  Together with the conscious mind, they constitute the four parts of the Whole Self.  This chapter will fully explore the relationship and the connectedness each part has to the whole.  Through learning about these connections and relationship, you will understand the parts, their roles, and their relationship to one another; then you will know the rules that govern your Whole Self and thereby how to most effectively synergize your state of affluence as a whole person, aligned to a purpose.   Tools, techniques, and actions for you to use will be presented. 

As a brief aside, we of course know that the human condition cannot in reality be cut into four neat and tidy parts and placed in a diagram to be poked and prodded, each part distinct from the other – the human condition is so very much more complicated than that.  But, the human condition can be spoken of and referred to in parts and as a whole and put into diagrams in order to understand and learn.  To do this is to suspend reality in order to pierce it.  A diagram that represents the Whole Self is appended as the last page of this chapter; you might want to look at it for a moment now.  Next, a brief outline of each part of the Whole Self will be provided through the paragraphs immediately below, and a more detailed explanation of each will follow as the chapter progresses. 

The conscious mind: a powerhouse that must be harnessed.  It is the conscious mind that in most people holds the reins of power in the overall relationship of the parts.  It can play a critically positive role, or it can be the maker of misery.  The Ego center of its own world, it is capable of considering information from other parts of the whole and can communicate directly with the subconscious, body, and life-force, yet it is independent and aloof in most people.

The subconscious mind:   a quiet powerhouse that performs many automatic and autonomic functions; it is also a source of inspiration and creative power.  It is also the dutiful servant of the conscious mind.  It carries out orders from the conscious through a non-judgmental communication with body and life-force.  Its strength can be destructive if it is not directed and well-managed.  The subconscious is a powerful tool to be treated with great care.

The body: capable of being a powerhouse, yet too often not.  It is a symbiotic mass of vibrating cells in an alliance with the two minds, given life through life-force, living in this time and space.  The body is a wonderfully complex temple of beauty capable of great strength and service to the wholeness of being, yet it is easily prone to harsh frequencies coming from an unbridled consciousness and its dutiful servant, the subconscious. 

Life-force: the silent pervasive power, it is the essence of love, beauty, acceptance, creation, generative life, desire…. Life-force is the energy of the universe seeking full expression in personal form – it is our spark.  It is each person’s connection to the universal life-force and what I will call Universal Consciousness and you may or may not call God.  It is our connection to life itself and to the essence of other beings.  Please note that when discussing and presenting the concept of life-force, I choose to use the term Universal Consciousness so that I can discuss the concept without delving into religion or philosophy.  I do not intend to nor would I diminish the importance of religion, philosophy, or God; I simply wish to keep out of the debate between various religions and philosophies and keep a respectful position concerned solely with your realization of affluence and purpose.

The Power of the Whole Self

The Synergy in Life System — Section #22

Synergy is that consolidated, concentrated power that exists when all component parts of a system are moving in the same direction.  Kind of like the cars of a train moving along a singular track.  There’s a massive power in a moving train, and each car benefits from and lends itself to the massive force being generated in the action of the train running down a track.  For each of us as individuals, it is the same.  If we gather ALL parts of ourself in concert we have potential for massive power.  Enjoy.

The Power of the Whole Self

Introduction

You have been introduced to the pervasive vibration that exists throughout our universe, therefore you have understood that properly generating resonance is an activity worthy of pursuit.  You have seen it logically demonstrated that the full, abundant, and affluent expression of life is the intention of the universal life-force in all things and therefore a natural expression of you.  Now in order to begin to sensibly tune into and resonate with the affluence you are rightly entitled to enjoy, you will be shown how the parts of the Whole Self can come together (or work in opposition).  You will be shown how through directing purposeful thought you will create a synergistic resonance of purposeful energy.